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New Hampshire Marijuana Decrim Bill Defeated in Senate
The next state to decriminalize marijuana won't be New Hampshire, at least not this year.
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California Senate Passes Drug Defelonization Bill
A bill that would give California prosecutors the option of charging hard drug possession as a misdemeanor instead of a felony has passed the state Senate and now heads to the Assembly.
Oregon is one of the more promising states for marijuana legalization legislation. (Oregon State Capitol photo via oregon.gov)
A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses [FEATURE]
Marijuana reform activity in state legislatures is at levels never seen before, but that doesn't mean we will see victory this year. Still...
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Poll of DC Voters Finds Two-Thirds Support Marijuana Legalization
A new poll shows strong public support for marijuana law reform among voters in the nation's capitol.
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Vermont House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization
The Vermont House has approved marijuana decriminalization. It still has to get through the state Senate.
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Hawaii Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Dies
First marijuana legalization and now decriminalization. Marijuana law reform (except for medical marijuana) is dead this year in Hawaii, and probably next year, too.
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Marijuana Possession Now Decriminalized in Rhode Island
It's no April Fools' Day joke -- Rhode Island has decriminalized marijuana.
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As NYC Pot Busts Continue, New York Punts on Marijuana Reform
As politicians dither, New Yorkers hoping to end New York City's reign as marijuana arrest capital of the world will have to wait. In the meantime, another thousand people are getting popped for pot in the Big Apple every week.
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NYPD Facing Double-Barreled Challenge to Marijuana Practices [FEATURE]
New York City and the NYPD are under fire this week for both their stop-and-frisk policing program and their massive number of marijuana possession busts in a state where it is supposed to be decriminalized.
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Maryland Senate Okays Marijuana Decriminalization
A marijuana decriminalization bill is moving in Maryland.